The ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Art Association’s new studio building took place today, Saturday January 5th at 11 a.m.
Tours followed the ceremony and included tours of the Prairie Earth and Fire Ceramics Studio, the Smith and Nickelson Metals Studio, and the Baima Glass Studio. Classes officially begin on January 7th. Find out more at https://www.springfieldart.org/classes.html
Many local companies were responsible for the building this new studio. Walton & Associates Architects, Building Systems of Illinois, Prairie State Plumbing, Lindsey Electric, E.L. Pruitt Company, Truman Flatt & Sons, Martin Engineering, Johnson Engineering, TRB Demolition, Kirwan Environmental Management, Inc., Buckley’s Prairie Landscaping, Thornburgh Abatement, Superior Fire Protection Systems, Central Illinois Security, K.B. Consulting, and Clay Crocker.
In addition to the named sponsors: J. Chris Smith and Debra Nickelson-Smith, Joe and Kate Baima, there were nearly 800 people who donated from $5 to thousands of dollars to make this project possible.
Because of this state of the art studio, the SAA hopes to inspire the creative arts community on a regional and national level.
